2017 Masters
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About time. He deserves it. Watching those two trade shot for shot coming down the back 9 was a lot more fun than watching someone choke it away, too.
At least Peyton Manning was so fucking bad during SB 50 that Nantz was deprived of a chance to stick the shiv in us all.
I have trouble letting go of his bullshit comment about Tiger in 2013, what with my kid being black and all. I thought I might feel happy for him if he won, but in fact, I do not. He is still an epic db.
Same here, I really disliked him when he came on the scene. Wish he could've hit the first putt for the win for theatrics, but happy he got the win.
100%. Unfortunately, he choked on his tee shot on the final hole. It looked familiar.
Augusta is his only chance, but I don't think he does it.
Sergio continues the 1st time major winner streak too. Up to 6 in a row.
He also just said "we have to represent our race." If it weren't for the fried chicken comment, I might give him a second language benefit of the doubt.
Yeah, I think Westy's time has come and gone too but I'd love to see him get one. He's probably the only active player without a major that I'd really like to see get one. Maybe Fowler, but Fowler still has many years and attempts ahead of him.
Decent chance he means "country," no?
So hard to know when a comment like that is what he intended or a product of him speaking in his second language.
Well, he was talking about him and Rose. He may have meant race for the order of merit for all I know, but the fried chicken "joke" was unambiguous, so fuck him.
In the sentence before that he said we are all human, that is clearly what he was referencing.
Edit: You know the human race. Oddly worded but 100% what he meant.
For those unfamiliar, Sergio's comment, Tiger's response and Sergio's apology
http://www.golf.com/ap-news/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-move
http://www.golf.com/ap-news/woods-garcia-comment-hurtful-time-move
This is where I am. Makes me feel like a sour old man, but I can't help it.
I like Rose, but he was outplayed down the stretch.
That was fantastic and a lot of crow eating in this thread.
I got a bit choked up when he made the putt. I really felt for the guy and have been a Sergio fan for long time. I'm the same age as Sergio and have watched his entire career. Say what you want about him, he deserved this. He's a great player and now, like Mickelson, maybe winning in his mid 30s will open the floodgates.
Really big Justin Rose fan and while I'm sad he had to lose, that interview he gave after losing was absolute perfection. Really good guy.
I got a bit choked up when he made the putt. I really felt for the guy and have been a Sergio fan for long time. I'm the same age as Sergio and have watched his entire career. Say what you want about him, he deserved this. He's a great player and now, like Mickelson, maybe winning in his mid 30s will open the floodgates.
Really big Justin Rose fan and while I'm sad he had to lose, that interview he gave after losing was absolute perfection. Really good guy.
This site tracked how many shots CBS showed during the broadcast. Pretty cool.
http://www.classictvsports.com/2017/04/shot-chart-from-cbs-sunday-masters_9.html?m=1
http://www.classictvsports.com/2017/04/shot-chart-from-cbs-sunday-masters_9.html?m=1
Just catching up. You have to love the true amateur winning low am today. The kid must be making huge money on Wall Street
"I'll have to think about a lot of things after this week, but I have absolutely no plans to turn pro... I'll continue doing what I'm doing"
"I'll have to think about a lot of things after this week, but I have absolutely no plans to turn pro... I'll continue doing what I'm doing"
For what it's worth it definitely felt like they showed more golf. Especially after the first hour.
I wish I was able to follow this thread yesterday but I was watching on my phone driving home from visiting the kids. 5 hours in the car during broadcast was seamless streaming thanks to the mobile app and unlimited data.
I'm legit shocked that Sergio was able to get himself right after those swings on 10-13. It looked like classic Sergio and I'm not sure he recovers from that to win a different major had he continued the gag. Unreal golf down the stretch for both. I'm sure someone is going to point out it happened recently, but I don't remember a Masters finish where the 2 golfers fighting it out were in the last group together. Obviously we saw it last year in the British, but I don't recall having that play out at Augusta. Really good Sunday to watch golf.
I'm legit shocked that Sergio was able to get himself right after those swings on 10-13. It looked like classic Sergio and I'm not sure he recovers from that to win a different major had he continued the gag. Unreal golf down the stretch for both. I'm sure someone is going to point out it happened recently, but I don't remember a Masters finish where the 2 golfers fighting it out were in the last group together. Obviously we saw it last year in the British, but I don't recall having that play out at Augusta. Really good Sunday to watch golf.
2014, Spieth and Watson (final pairing) were battling it out on the front 9, Spieth had a 2 stroke lead on the front 9 and then Watson got hot and Spieth got cold and it was a blow out.
That's the most recent one I can remember where the final group was battling it out.
Mickelson and Westwood in 2010 comes to mind too, but that never got closer than 2 strokes after the 12th hole.
Does Stricker have any exemptions left? I don't think he even plays in another one. Would love to see Kuchar though.
No idea how much money he's making on Wall Street, but apparently he's taken a leave to practice for the Master's, and then to continue to work on his game and hope he gets selected for the Walker Cup team (which should be a guarantee after this weekend). He grew up playing junior golf, and is friendly with both, Spieth and Justin Thomas, and has said that the reason he won't turn pro is because he knows that he can't compete with those guys on a week-in, week-out basis.
Stricker is playing the senior tour this year. He'll play a bunch of golf due to a mixed schedule between the two tours. But he's not qualified for the 2018 Masters at this point. Will need a win or a top finish in a major or one of the other ways in. It's unlikely he rises to top 50, so it will be hard to get back.
Yeah, with some digging it looks like he's qualified for The Open this year, so he'd need a good finish there to get back to Augusta. US Open he'd have to go through qualifying - he petitioned for a special exemption (not sure on what grounds) and was denied. PGA he'd have to finish top 70 on money list or win either a PGA co-sponsored tournament or the Senior PGA to qualify next year (if I'm reading it all correctly).
As a lurker I rarely post. It was fun to watch. The sportsmanship and respect that Rose and Garcia displayed was everything golf can and should be. I had to wonder why would anybody be watching a video and driving on a 5 hour car trip? DVR ? Watch it when you get home Pull over get a room whatever but please don' t drive. Sorry for the tangent.
Here's what he needs to do to get back to the Masters
QUALIFICATION FOR INVITATION
- Masters Tournament Champions (Lifetime)
- US Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
- British Open Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
- PGA Champions (Honorary, non-competing after five years)
- Winners of The Players Championship (Three years)
- Current Olympic Gold Medalist (One year)
- Current US Amateur Champion (7-A) (Honorary, non-competing after one year);
Runner-up (7-B) to the current US Amateur Champion - Current British Amateur Champion (Honorary, non-competing after one year)
- Current Asia-Pacific Amateur Champion
- Current Latin America Amateur Champion
- Current US Mid-Amateur Champion
- The first 12 players, including ties, in the previous year's Masters Tournament
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year's US Open
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year's British Open
- The first four players, including ties, in the previous year's PGA Championship
- Individual winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, from previous Masters to current Masters
- Those qualifying for the previous year's season-ending Tour Championship
- The 50 leaders on the Final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year
- The 50 leaders on the Official World Golf Ranking published during the week prior to the current Masters Tournament